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E. BARD.

PENCIL CLIP.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1919.

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, specification or Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 18, 1919..

Application filed s in a, 1919. semi in). season;

To an whom ctmcy concern Be it known that l, Evnnnrr Been, a

citizen of the llnited States, residing at Water Valley, in the county of Graves and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Pencil-Clip, of which the followmg is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clips for retaining pens or pencils in the pocket of the user, the primary object of the invention bein to provide an improved clip that is partlcularly adapted for use with pockets havlng flaps and which will hold the illtl' pencil in'the pocket in such position that the trap of the pencil will not project above the e go of the pocket, whereby the flap of the pocket may be fastened over the pencil without distortion of the flap.

A further object of the invention is to provide a clip of the character set forth which will permit the use of an eraser on the end of a pencil, and which is extremely simple in construction, economical to manufacture and very reliable in its action.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which willappear as the description proceeds, the. invention consists in the novel features of construction and combination of arts which will be more fully described ereinafter and particularly pomted out in the claims.

In the drawings accompanying and form ing part'of this specification,

Fire 1 is a vertical section of a pocket having a flap, illustrating one form of the improved clip applied thereto and retaining a ncil in said pocket-the flap being shown lonttonedover the clip;

Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the clip and pencil shown in Fig. 1';

dig. it is a perspective "view of the clip, illustrating its application to a pen, the lattor being shown in dot and dash lines;

r big; it is a side elevation of a modified ife of the clip, shown as applied to a pen, the latter being broken away at its lower end; and

I hig, 1s aside view at right angles to {l I a V 'l hp mate the same of the drawings.

Pen and. pencil holding. clips as heretofore providedhave been so constructed that the end of the pencil or pen projects some distance above the edge of the pocket, and

end to protect the clothin therefore when such clips are used with pockets having flaps, such for instance as military uniforms, the flap is caused to bulge out and present a very unsightly appearance. Military discipline requires that everything in dress be neat and tidy, and therefore asoldier must either run the chance of being reprimanded for the untidy appearance of his coat or shirt flap when his pen or pencil is held by means of a clip, or must carry his pen or pencil loose in his pocket. In the latter case the pen or pencil will work down into a horizontal position, and as the pencil is straight and the tight-fitting uniform is curved the wearer of the uniform is sub jected to considerable discomfort. The object of the present invention, therefore, is to overcome t e difliculties referred to and to provide a very eficient and cheap type of pencil holder or clip.

In the structure shown in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawings, the clip is formed of a single piece of spring wire bent upon itself to form a pair of parallel semi-circular portions 2 adapted to partly encircle the pencil, said portions being connected by a straight portion 3. At the end of the second semiv circular portion the wire is bent outwardly to form-a second straight portion 4 extending in a direction parallel with the portion 3. At the endof the portion 4, the wire is bent at right angles to said portion and slightly curved or bulged outwardly, as at 5, to adapt it to conform in a general way to the curvature of a pen or pencil at the side opposite the points engaged by the two parallel portions 2. At a point approximately opposite the center of the curved portions 2 the portion 5 is bent downwardly and bulged outwardly, and then tapered in toward the lower curved member 2, as shown at 6, the end of the wire being then turned over upon itself, as at 7, to rovide a blunt om being torn thereby. In this form t e device may be manufactured at a very small cost, and while it may be used in connection with either a pen or pencil, it is particularly well adapted Y Y v p for use with a pencil having an eraser at its same. characters of reference desigparts in the different figures,

form to the curvature of the pen or pencil;

At a short distance from the arms the body portion is bent over upon itself to form a pocket and the clip engages the front wall 10 of the pocket there is nothing to project above the upper edge of such wall but the thickness of the wire, so that the flap 11 can be buttoned over the pencil and clip. It will be readily seen that in theuse of the device shown 1n Figs. 4 and 5 also,the only thing that will be abovethe edge of the front wall of the pocket is the thickness of the material of the clip. In either. form of the device, therefore, the flap will lie down neatly in place without any appreciable bulge.

From the foregoing it will be observed that in both forms of the device herein illustrated, I have provided a pair of spring portions extending approximately in parallel relation, one of which portions .is adapted to grip the pen or pencil while the other is adapted to exert pressure on the side of the pencil opposite to said gripping portion, and that said spring portions form between them a loop ad1acent to the extreme end of the pen and which loop is adapted to engage the upper edge of a pocket.

Another advantage that may be mentioned for the improved clip is the fact that the same spring action that clamps the garment to the pencil also clamps the cli on the pencil, so that in the structures herein illustrated there is no spring action tending to overcome another spring action, as in all of the devices with which I am familiar.

While I have described in detail the strucor pencil.

tures herein illustrated, it is to be understood that I do not thereby limit my invention to the precise features of construction shown, as I am aware that many mechanical changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as, set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: I

1. A device of the class described, comprising a member extended upon itself to form a pair of curved cooperatln grippingportions adapted to partly encirc e a pen or pencil between them and a portion extendmg in approximate parallelism with such gripping portions and adapted to form a clamp adapted to bear against the pen or pencil at the unencircle portion thereof thereby to clamp the same between such cooperating portions, the grippin and clampin portions forming between t em an overlying loo adapted to rest on the upper edge of a pop et adjacent to the end of the pen 2. A device of the class described, comprising an integral member formed of wire bent to provide a air of curved parallel portions connected y a straight ortion, a straight portion extending from t e and of one of said curved portions in a direction parallel with said first straight ortion, a portion at an angle to said secon straight portion and slightly curved in a direction opposite to said first mentioned curved portions, and a-portion extending downwardly from said slightly curved portion.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as m own, I have hereto afiixed mysigmv ture in the presence of two witnesses.

' EVERETT BARD.

Witnesses:

W. C.'SAYLOR, O. K. Mnssrcx. 

